Systems thinking as a pathway to global warming beliefs and attitudes through an ecological worldview

• DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1819310116
• Publication Date: 2019-04-09T00:30:59Z
• Authors: Matthew T. Ballew; Matthew H. Goldberg; Seth A. Rosenthal; Abel Gustafson; Anthony Leiserowitz
• Keywords: Adult; Systems Analysis; Attitude; 13. Climate action; Communication; 0502 economics and business; 05 social sciences; Humans; Global Warming

Prior research has found that systems thinking, the tendency to perceive phenomena as interconnected and dynamic, is associated with a general proenvironmental orientation. However, less known about its relationship public understanding of climate change and/or whether this varies across people different political views. Because highly politicized issue, it also important understand extent which thinking can foster acceptance science lines. Using an online sample US adults (